Armed with a Ph.D. in Finance, Bill Rayburn helped take the mortgage technology firm FNC, Inc. from a startup in the 90s to becoming Chairman and CEO and selling the company for $475 million to CoreLogic, Inc. in 2015. A former University of Mississippi finance professor for 12 years and a successful entrepreneur, Rayburn is now Chairman and CEO of Mortgage Trade, located just across the street from his former FNC headquarters.